I see no great improvement in having a statue of a traitorous loser from last year over a traitorous loser from a century or two ago, and, moreover, the previous traitors were often depicted on horses, was was an interesting aside, whereas the current “traitor” is merely a stylization of the northbound part of a southbound horse.
“The spokesperson for the former president is out here lying a lot about American elections. It is not good,” Dale tweeted Wednesday morning, including screenshots of Harrington’s false statements. Her tweets were posted at 4:50 PM ET and 5:10 PM ET on Tuesday, about six hours before the polls had even closed. She also offered zero proof for her claims.
The crisis of right-wing lawlessness that no one is talking about
So, again, with feeling: Anti-vaccine GOP leaders are lawless. Their followers are often criminal. (I mean this literally.) I’m going to keep repeating myself no matter how many times they claim to be “fighting for their freedom.” I’m going to keep calling on the government to put an end to lawlessness no matter how much they hew and cry about “tyranny.” Criminals are “free” to break the law, too. Then they are found and punished. The president was right to say the unvaccinated are the problem. His mandate forces tens of millions of them to get vaccinated. They are literally robbing the rest of us of our freedom.
‘From the Don himself’: Two new Capitol riot defendants cited Trump’s words as call to violence
Court records show that both men "repeatedly said they understood Trump’s Dec. 18 tweet — “Be there, will be wild!” — as a command," Law & Crime reports.
“The call to action was put out to be in DC on January 6th from the Don himself,” Smith allegedly told Neefe on Dec. 22.
“Several other U.S. Capitol breach defendants have pointed to the 45th president’s comments before Jan. 6 to mitigate their own alleged or admitted conduct, like so-called ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley, Proud Boy William Chrestman, and a man accused of spraying a fire extinguisher during the melee,” the site notes. “As for Neefe and Smith, prosecutors claim that their rhetoric radicalized after the election, and even the violence on Jan. 6 did not dissipate their alleged bloodlust.”
After Trump announced a “big protest in D.C.” on Jan. 6, Neefe wrote to Smith on Facebook, “We goin? …Cause hot damn son I really wanna crack some commie skulls.”
Here’s the key passage — picking up at Pence’s refusal to do Trump’s bidding:
“When Pence did not budge, Trump turned on him.
“‘No, no, no!’ Trump shouted, according to the authors. ‘You don’t understand, Mike. You can do this. I don’t want to be your friend anymore if you don’t do this.’”
Start here: As an adult, can you imagine ANY circumstance in which you would tell another adult “I don’t want to be your friend anymore”? Like, taking all of politics and the stakes out of this, and it’s just not the sort of thing a normal adult would say to another adult.
And yet, the President of the United States did say exactly that to the vice president of the United States with the fate of the 2020 election (and the broader health of democracy) in the balance.
The reason is simple: Trump is deeply childish.
Consider it: He is remarkably self-focused. He wants what he wants when he wants it. And when he doesn’t get what he wants, he throws a temper tantrum.
His presidency is littered with evidence of this behavior.
Remember the letter he sent to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last spring in response to the New York Democrat’s push for more federal involvement in the coronavirus response? As I wrote at the time, the letter “reads like a sort of Mad Libs you might fill out and leave in the locker of your 7th grade enemy.”
Or that time when Trump walked out of a “60 Minutes” interview because he didn’t like being asked so many questions about his response to the Covid-19 pandemic? (The interview was in October 2020 — as the country approached the peak of the pandemic.)
Lee accepted his loss. His followers didn’t, they tried to make the fight for slavery a glorious lost cause. MAGA country AND the Dumpster can’t accept their loss.
‘He pretended to be my best friend’: Trump’s foul-mouthed rants about Kevin McCarthy revealed in new book
Former president fumed about Capitol riot criticism from Republican House leader weeks after taking picture together
Kevin McCarthy was allegedly the subject of foul-mouthed rants by former US president Donald Trump, who claimed that the Republican House leader “pretended” to be his friend, a new book says.
Mr Trump, according to an account from Peril, a book soon to be released by Watergate reporter Bob Woodward and his Washington Post colleague Robert Costa, flipped after Mr McCarthy condemned the 6 January riot.
It’s interesting to note that military historians, contrary to popular opinion, have determined that, with the exception of Lee ALL of the Southern American generals were completely incompetent.
The Love of Money is . . . over 2 years ago
I wonder what they’ll put in the Time Capsule . . . let’s guess . . . go ahead . . .
ncorgbl over 2 years ago
“How do you have patience for people (conservatives) who claim they love America but clearly can’t stand Americans?” – American President – 1995
Cerabooge over 2 years ago
What, no statue for the QAnon Shaman?
wellis1947 Premium Member over 2 years ago
I see no great improvement in having a statue of a traitorous loser from last year over a traitorous loser from a century or two ago, and, moreover, the previous traitors were often depicted on horses, was was an interesting aside, whereas the current “traitor” is merely a stylization of the northbound part of a southbound horse.
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 2 years ago
I dunno, having Trump bronzed and mounted doesn’t seem like such a bad idea to me.
chromosome Premium Member over 2 years ago
When I saw the first one labeled “Lee”, I expected to see the second one labeled “Lie”.
grenjello over 2 years ago
Shouldn’t he be praying before that statue?
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
‘Lying a lot’: CNN fact checker busts Trump spokesperson’s false election ‘fraud’ claims attacking Democrats
“The spokesperson for the former president is out here lying a lot about American elections. It is not good,” Dale tweeted Wednesday morning, including screenshots of Harrington’s false statements. Her tweets were posted at 4:50 PM ET and 5:10 PM ET on Tuesday, about six hours before the polls had even closed. She also offered zero proof for her claims.
https://www.rawstory.com/lying-a-lot-cnn-fact-checker-busts-trump-spokespersons-false-election-fraud-claims-attacking-democrats/
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
Capitol cop who revealed lawmakers’ location may have fallen into Trump ‘cult’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-cult-capitol-cop/
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
Judge smacks down Capitol rioter who claimed DC jurors are ‘very anti-Trump’
https://www.rawstory.com/capitol-rioter-thomas-caldwell/
Trump could have pardoned the rioters but he thought they were losers.
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
The crisis of right-wing lawlessness that no one is talking about
So, again, with feeling: Anti-vaccine GOP leaders are lawless. Their followers are often criminal. (I mean this literally.) I’m going to keep repeating myself no matter how many times they claim to be “fighting for their freedom.” I’m going to keep calling on the government to put an end to lawlessness no matter how much they hew and cry about “tyranny.” Criminals are “free” to break the law, too. Then they are found and punished. The president was right to say the unvaccinated are the problem. His mandate forces tens of millions of them to get vaccinated. They are literally robbing the rest of us of our freedom.
https://www.rawstory.com/the-crisis-of-right-wing-lawlessness-that-no-one-is-talking-about/
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
‘From the Don himself’: Two new Capitol riot defendants cited Trump’s words as call to violence
Court records show that both men "repeatedly said they understood Trump’s Dec. 18 tweet — “Be there, will be wild!” — as a command," Law & Crime reports.
“The call to action was put out to be in DC on January 6th from the Don himself,” Smith allegedly told Neefe on Dec. 22.
“Several other U.S. Capitol breach defendants have pointed to the 45th president’s comments before Jan. 6 to mitigate their own alleged or admitted conduct, like so-called ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley, Proud Boy William Chrestman, and a man accused of spraying a fire extinguisher during the melee,” the site notes. “As for Neefe and Smith, prosecutors claim that their rhetoric radicalized after the election, and even the violence on Jan. 6 did not dissipate their alleged bloodlust.”
After Trump announced a “big protest in D.C.” on Jan. 6, Neefe wrote to Smith on Facebook, “We goin? …Cause hot damn son I really wanna crack some commie skulls.”
https://www.rawstory.com/capitol-rioters-cite-trump/
These are the utter thugs the right wing is these days.
sandflea over 2 years ago
I see tRump is giving the white supremacist sign.
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
Here’s the key passage — picking up at Pence’s refusal to do Trump’s bidding:
“When Pence did not budge, Trump turned on him.
“‘No, no, no!’ Trump shouted, according to the authors. ‘You don’t understand, Mike. You can do this. I don’t want to be your friend anymore if you don’t do this.’”
Start here: As an adult, can you imagine ANY circumstance in which you would tell another adult “I don’t want to be your friend anymore”? Like, taking all of politics and the stakes out of this, and it’s just not the sort of thing a normal adult would say to another adult.
And yet, the President of the United States did say exactly that to the vice president of the United States with the fate of the 2020 election (and the broader health of democracy) in the balance.
The reason is simple: Trump is deeply childish.
Consider it: He is remarkably self-focused. He wants what he wants when he wants it. And when he doesn’t get what he wants, he throws a temper tantrum.
His presidency is littered with evidence of this behavior.
Remember the letter he sent to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last spring in response to the New York Democrat’s push for more federal involvement in the coronavirus response? As I wrote at the time, the letter “reads like a sort of Mad Libs you might fill out and leave in the locker of your 7th grade enemy.”
Or that time when Trump walked out of a “60 Minutes” interview because he didn’t like being asked so many questions about his response to the Covid-19 pandemic? (The interview was in October 2020 — as the country approached the peak of the pandemic.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-just-proved-he-is/ar-AAOtE7Y?ocid=msedgntp
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
A clear repudiation: Larry Elder’s mammoth defeat may signal the death rattle of Trumpism
https://www.rawstory.com/larry-elder-donald-trump/
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
Judge denies Trump’s attempt to get out of E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-e-jean-carroll-case/
gmu328 over 2 years ago
Lee accepted his loss. His followers didn’t, they tried to make the fight for slavery a glorious lost cause. MAGA country AND the Dumpster can’t accept their loss.
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
‘He pretended to be my best friend’: Trump’s foul-mouthed rants about Kevin McCarthy revealed in new book
Former president fumed about Capitol riot criticism from Republican House leader weeks after taking picture together
Kevin McCarthy was allegedly the subject of foul-mouthed rants by former US president Donald Trump, who claimed that the Republican House leader “pretended” to be his friend, a new book says.
Mr Trump, according to an account from Peril, a book soon to be released by Watergate reporter Bob Woodward and his Washington Post colleague Robert Costa, flipped after Mr McCarthy condemned the 6 January riot.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-book-peril-woodward-costa-b1920838.html
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
Apparently to be Trump’s “friend” you had to be totally subservient.
Masterskrain Premium Member over 2 years ago
There isn’t enough cheap gold paint on it…
FreyjaRN Premium Member over 2 years ago
I think I’m going to puke. Nicely done.
banjoAhhh! over 2 years ago
It’s interesting to note that military historians, contrary to popular opinion, have determined that, with the exception of Lee ALL of the Southern American generals were completely incompetent.